Church Partnerships


Hope Network Ministries works as a valued partner to local churches by providing education, training, and service opportunities to persons and groups that wish to serve in this mission field.  

We strive to model mutuality in our caring and concern for persons living with disabilities and/or disadvantages by focusing on the unique strengths and gifts of each person.  We recognize that all humanity has a mixture of strengths and vulnerabilities and true communion can only happen when we all acknowledge and own this fact. Only then can we engage in mutual hospitality with one another. 
 
 

Our services include but are not limited to:

  • Awareness raising and education in local faith communities. Find out what your church can do.
  • Advocacy for the full inclusion of people with disabilities and mental illness in faith communities.
  • Action: providing direct chaplaincy and community support services for those we serve.


The Value of Church Partnerships

Watch the Calvary Church & Wildwood video.
 



For more information, please contact Hope Network Ministries at 616.248.5218 or Ask Jenny!

   


Center for Autism Grand Rounds --- 2012 Lunch Lecture Series
5/9/2012

Friday, June 1st
Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Elyse Wiseman, BCBA, Hope Network

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Hope Network Education Center

Grand Rounds is a new series of professional lunchtime lectures covering a variety of topics relating to autism spectrum disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions, including ABA, Speech and Language Pathology, and supporting children and adults with autism. Lectures are free of charge and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch. Following each lecture, there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.


All lectures are from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Hope Network Education Center, 775 36th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI.
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Michigan Partners for Freedom | Free Self-Determination Seminar
5/1/2012
If you have a disability and want to get more control of your life, your support, and your services, then join the Michigan Partners for Freedom on May 9, 2012 from 9:30 - 2:30 pm at Hope Network Education Center in Grand Rapids. Lunch included!
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Hope Network strives to bridge gap in services to people with mental illness
4/25/2012
WGVU  |  Hope Network is a non-profit Christian organization well known in Michigan for providing a broad continuum of care in the treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries, developmental disabilities, and mental illness. WGVU’s Caroline MacGregor reports on the organization’s efforts to streamline services and address the alarming mortality rate among people with mental health disabilities.